Mickey Finch

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  www.wsiltv.com/p/news_details.php?newsID=7874&type=top - [Cached Version]
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  Mickey Finch, CEO of The Fellowship House in Anna, which provides residential and outpatient treatment for substance abuse problems.
  
  Because of budget uncertainty about half of the rooms in the residential treatment center are now empty.
  
  "We put most of our staff on notice that if things don't get better most of them will have to go, too," Finch said.
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  Finch will continue to plan for the worst, and hope for the best.
  
  "When you don't have any idea how much your budget is then you have to pretty well say alright here's what we've got right now, therefore that's how we're going to operate," she said.

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  www.southernillinoisan.com/articles/2008/07/15/front_pa - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 7/1/2008    Last Visited: 7/15/2008  

  Mickey Finch, CEO with the Fellowship House, a nonprofit private corporation that provides prevention, intervention and treatment services in Anna, said such cuts would be a "tragic blow" to one of the best systems in the country.
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  "Agencies like ours provide excellent services to the sickest and neediest in our communities," Finch said.

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  www.southernillinoisan.com/articles/2008/07/14/breaking - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 7/1/2008    Last Visited: 7/15/2008  

  Mickey Finch, CEO with the Fellowship House, a non-profit private corporation which provides prevention, intervention and treatment services in Anna, said such cuts would be a "tragic blow" to one of the best systems in the country.
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  "Agencies like ours provide excellent services to the sickest and neediest in our communities," Finch said.

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  www.southernillinoisan.com/articles/2008/07/14/breaking - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 7/1/2008    Last Visited: 7/14/2008  

  John Markley, CEO with Franklin-Williamson Human Services in West Frankfort and Marion, will be joined by Karen Freitag, CEO with Southern Illinois Regional Social Services; Mickey Finch, CEO with The Fellowship House; Angie Hampton, CEO with Egyptian Public and Mental Health and John Venskus, CEO with the Perry County Counseling Center.

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  www.southernillinoisan.com/articles/2008/11/21/front_pa - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 1/1/2008    Last Visited: 11/22/2008  

  After being without funding since August, Mickey Finch said a classic line from the movie "Jerry Maguire" best sums up her feelings.
  
  "Show me the money," said Finch, CEO of Fellowship House in Anna, referencing news Gov.
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  Finch said that while restored funding is great news, she will hold the celebrations until she has a check in her hands. Since the initial cuts, Fellowship House has had to lay off 10 employees, administer a 5 percent pay cut and reduce benefits.
  
  "At this point, we just want to be paid for the work we've done," Finch said. "In the 30 years I've been around, it's never been this bad."
  
  If the Fellowship House does not receive funding by January, the facility may have to close, she said.

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  thesouthern.com/articles/2009/07/01/front_page/29136478 - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 1/1/2009    Last Visited: 7/2/2009  

  At Fellowship House in Anna, CEO Mickey Finch said the cuts mean her agency's budget will shrink from $1.7 million to $475,000 this year.
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  "It's scary; we've been hurt to the point we are crippled," said Finch. "Basically, we can do business for a few more months then we'll close."
  
  Finch said she has already cut seven jobs at Fellowship House and cut the number of patient beds from 40 to 20. She said the agency can make it until the end of the calendar year before shutting down.
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  Finch, Markley and Tolbert agreed that any savings the state might realize through the cuts will be short lived as mental health patients, addicts and at-risk youths find their way to hospitals, courtrooms and jails.

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  thesouthern.com/articles/2009/07/23/front_page/29215096 - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 1/1/2009    Last Visited: 7/24/2009  

  At Fellowship House in Anna, CEO Mickey Finch said the first suggested cuts meant her agency's budget would shrink from $1.7 million to $475,000 this year.
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  Finch, who laid off 15 people from a staff of 45, said the budget uncertainty is affecting her employees.
  
  "It feels very precarious," she said. "It's hard on your employees because they don't know whether to leave and go find a stable position somewhere else or stay here and see what happens."
  
  Finch added, "At this point we've been told we'll be getting more (than 50 percent funding) but we don't know how much that means.

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  Consortium Agencies - [Cached Version]
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  Mickey Finch - CEO618-833-4456fellowshiphouse@neondsl.com

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  The Southern Illinoisan - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 10/15/2001    Last Visited: 10/15/2001  

  But Mickey Finch , CEO of Fellowship House , an adult alcohol treatment facility in Anna , cautioned the group against turning over total control to a Chicago-based group.Her own board , she said , had decided to retain local control over the programs.She said she would like to keep the Hill House board as a local presence..
  
  One reason Hill House members are reluctant to assume an expansion project is Hill House no longer is eligible for a low-interest loan , as it was when it was built 13 years ago.
  
  If Gateway were to assume control of the facility , it would need $500 , 000 to assume the debt and refinance.

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  The Training Institute - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 10/17/2009    Last Visited: 10/17/2009  

  Mickey Finch, MS, CRT The Training Institute Director 618-833-4465 mfinch@thefellowshiphouse.com

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